Guinea-Bissau vs Macao
Guinea-Bissau is 314 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 314 times.
Guinea-BissauMacaoGuinea-Bissau moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 314× the area of Macao.
| Guinea-Bissau | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 685,900 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Guinea-Bissau bigger than Macao?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 314 times larger than Macao. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 314 times: Guinea-Bissau has 314× the area of Macao.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Macao look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Macao about 1.17×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Macao?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 685,900. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².